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Enhance Your Smile
Cosmetic
Dentistry
BLEACHING
Foods (e.g.
tobacco, red wine), medications (e.g.tetracycline) and root
canal treatment can cause our teeth to change color.
Modern
bleaching formulas can help reverse this staining in the
majority of cases. You must be carefully monitored by your
dentist to help
avoid over-bleaching, irritating your gums or developing
tooth sensitivity.
TOOTH COLORED FILLINGS
CROWNS AND BRIDGES
COSMETIC VENEERS
PARTIAL DENTURES
SUNFLEX PARTIAL
DENTURES
• Gum colored clasps
Indications: Esthetics, allergy towards monomer, temporary
during implant healing time
Advantages:
No metal clasps showing. More resistant to discoloration of
acrylic. Very flexible. Does not get deformed or porous. Kan
be repaired. Comfortable and strong
Disadvantages: May not be indicated for long term
usage. Disadvantages like dentures.
Price:
Depending on type - immediate / temporary / long term
/ with or without metal
reinforcement:
3000-7000 DKr
FULL DENTURES
Indications: Tooth and bone loss. Medical issues that
do not make surgery possible.
Advantages:
Completed within few weeks. No surgery. Can appeal to some
patient's economical priorities.
Disadvantages:
Many patients don't understand the full consequences of
wearing dentures. There can be many problems with dentures
including:
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Inability to eat hard, chewy foods
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Lowered ability to feel and taste foods
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Noise of lisping or clacking when speaking
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Discomforting
bad
breath or pain
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Self-consciousness of
the
look
of dentures or the feel of "looking and becoming old"
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Embarrassment of taking your dentures out at night,
soaking them and letting your spouse seeing you without
teeth
Price:
Depending on type - immediate / temporary / long term
/ with or without metal
reinforcement:
Temporary: 2500-4000. Permanent one denture: 8000-10000 DKr,
two dentures: 13000-15000 DKr
WHY ARE MY PARTIEL DENTURES /
DENTURES NOT FITTING ANYMORE?
They
probably used to fit when you first got them.
You are most likely experiencing a gradual bone loss process
that occurs when the teeth are extracted and tooth roots are
missing. Because tooth roots stimulate jawbone health, the
jawbone starts to shrink away once the tooth roots
are gone. Wearing a denture speeds up the bone loss
process. Normally, the lower jaw shrinks much faster than
the upper jaw, causing the most problems.
Most patients complain of the inability to stabilize their
lower denture or to keep it in place. Therefore, they have
problems with eating, chewing, speaking, and even digestion.
Many patients complain of mouth sores as well.
DENTAL IMPLANTS
 Indications:
If you are missing one or more teeth, if you wish to eat
all foods comfortably, if you want to increase your chewing
ability, improve your appearance, speech and dental
self-esteem, then you are a candidate for dental implants.
Advantages: Implants are an increasingly popular
addition or alternative to dentures and bridges. They have
many advantages, including their natural appearance,
improved comfort and convenience.
Disadvantages: Where there is a major bone loss, it
may not be possible to bone graft the area or place
implants. Nothing is 100% predictable and in very few cases
an implant can be lost.
Price:
Varies greatly depending on how many implants, the need for
bone grafting, and what type of restoration (crown, bridge,
denture) is placed over the implants.
If you are considering implants, please let Dr. Hoffmeyer
discuss the options with you and help you make the decision
that is right for you.
- - See index for page on "Dental Implants" - -
GALLERY OF
BEAUTIFUL SMILES
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